Jean
FONTAINE
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Born: abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marthe CLOUTIER 11 May 1750 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Marthe CLOUTIER was born 23 April 1723 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marthe died 12 March 1790 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marthe was the child of Guillaume CLOUTIER and Marie-Anne PELLETIER.
Jean FONTAINE died 26 November 1795 in St-Pierre-Montmagny, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Jean FONTAINE
Marthe CLOUTIERMarriage date: 11 May 1750
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marthe CLOUTIER was the child of Guillaume CLOUTIER and Marie-Anne PELLETIER
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1750 Marriage / PartnerJean FONTAINE and Marthe CLOUTIER 11 May 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1790 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarthe CLOUTIER died 12 March 1790, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower CanadaDeath — 179526 November 1795
St-Pierre-Montmagny, Canada
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